Sorry, another faq

b-dovecot.org at grmbl.net
2015-06-12T13:15:07Z

On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 02:11:21PM +0100, Darac Marjal
wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 03:01:17PM +0200, Daniel Tr?der wrote:
> > Am 12.06.2015 um 13:37 schrieb Martin S:
> > >
> > * Test to connect to the IMAP server with telnet first:
> > # telnet mail.myserver.tld 993
> > If you cannot connect there is a network/firewall problem.
>
> That won't work, as port 993 is IMAPS. "openssl s_client -connect
> mail.myserver.tld:993" should be considered an equivalent command.

This was meant as a simple check to see if the service was running/firewalled.
Not a full login routine.

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